Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1887-05-25
FOREIGN FLASHES.


Free trade sentiment is growing in Ger
many.
The American exhibition at London is
daily growing in public favor.
Hamilton Heaton, M. p, is advocating
a universal penny post.
The river Oars has inundated the poor
est portions of Grenada, Spain.
Mrs. Gladstone has urged her husband
to more vigorously work for Ireland.
Several earthquake shocks have been
felt at Smyrna, Turkey in Asia, during the
past week.
Several thousand factory employees at
Bolton, England, have decided to strike.
The German government has prepared
a bill raising the duties on corn and wool.
A commercial crisis prevails at Odessa,
Russia, where the bankruptcy courts are
crowded.
Prof. Tyndall is out in another savage
aenunciation of Gladstone and the Glad
stonians.
Crown Prince Frederick William of
Germany has been cured Of the throat
difficulty of which he was suffering.
A submarine cable in the bay of Sebas-
topol, Russia, has been cut in several
places and portions of it stolen.
The Salisbury government refuses all
amendments calculated to reduce the Sc
verify of the crimes bill.
The mayor of Cork declines an invita-
ton to participate in the jubilee festivities
in London.
Abookseller at Leipsic, Germany, who
offered Zola's mana for sale has been
arrested, tried and acquitted.
The annual dinner of the Golden club
was given in London on Saturday night.
John Morley presided.
The people of Berne, Switzerland, by a
plebiscite have ratified the spirit monopoly
bill by a large majority.
Mr.. Gladstone, in recent conversation
with personal friends, has expressed a de-
sire to visit America.
Members of the British house of COM
mons will have but a short recess, as the
autumn session will be convened early.
The outcome of the Paris municipal
election was in favor of the Communistic
classes and there is much disquiet in con-
sequence.
The porte has prohibited importation
into Turkey of all Greek journals, in con
sequence of the publication of articles
hostile to Turkey.
The counter Nationalist and Orange
meetings announced to be held at Caledon
and Armaghe, Ireland, last week were
proclaimed by the authorities.
The British queens jubilee demon
STATIONS will last from June 81 to %. The
royal palaces do not afford room for the
royal personages who will attend.
Gen. Boulanger's project to
experiment with the mobilization Of the
French army is regarded with interest in
Germany military circles, but no alarm is
felt.
AT Toulon, France, an explosion Of dyn-
amite destroyed the front of the police
headquarters and damaged a number of
adjacent houses. Nobody was hurt.
The Berlin Post refers to the Russian
edict suppressing the German language
in the schools as a hard blow at German
and European civilization in the Baltic
provinces.
Though a cabinet crisis Is approaching
in France it is not likely that Gen. Boulan-
ger will be obliged to resign. He has the
confidence of the troops and is detested
by the Germans.
British Liberals say that a desperate at
tempt was made on Saturday, when the
queen laid the corner stone Of the Peo-
pies Palace, to hide her from the people.
Snobs were given seats to the exclusion of
tax payers.